This week, I talk with the winner of last year’s inaugural Stanley Award for background acting, Tommy Bechtold. We discover some fun coincidences between our own extra work, and the […]
The Professional Blur Podcast Episode 26 – Kristina Rueckert
My very good friend Kristina Rueckert was a child actor and model with parents who cared, so we couldn’t talk about her childhood career without also talking to her parents, […]
The Professional Blur Podcast Episode 25 – Dan Gomiller
For the first time on The Professional Blur, we’re talking theatre, with my best friend, Dan Gomiller! Dan starred in one of the world’s first viral videos, and has been […]
Episode 24 – Jennifer Kennedy
Our first New-York-City-centric episode is with the fantastic Jennifer Kennedy, whose extra work has centered around The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a show I happen to love. Support the show on […]
Episode 23 – Allen Rueckert
Allen and I met almost 10 years ago as cast members of “A Drinking Game,” not that long after we’d both stopped doing extra work. Allen talks a variety of […]
Episode 22 – Carleen Stimpson (My Mom)
My mom’s stories of a few celebrity interactions and her one time as an extra in the 1970s TV movie Champions: A Love Story are a huge part of the […]
The Professional Blur Podcast Episode 21 – Tom Zawacki
Tom Zawacki is a stand-up, an actor, and he works frequently in props on shows like Parks and Rec and The Good Place. The latter gave him two opportunities to […]
The Professional Blur Podcast Episode 20 – Dave Corey
Dave Corey’s road to background and (mostly) under five work is a winding and fascinating one. From the military, to radio, to getting killed in “Analyze This,” we talk all […]
The Professional Blur Podcast Episode 19 – Stephen Weese
Stunts? Voice over? Star Trek? LARP? Stephen’s done a bit of everything, and we fit as much as we can into this episode. Support the show on Patreon Check out […]
The Professional Blur Podcast Episode 18 – Curt Sandvig
Curt Sandvig has done over SIX HUNDRED extra gigs, and every story is a gem. Enjoy him passing out in a suit of armor, getting knocked over by Arnold Schwarzenegger, […]